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** Read Full Article - http://goo.gl/JV1tlj Spring is boating season, and this year I am looking for a small rugged, light weight boat or kayak I can take in the ocean and on the lakes, even better if I can build it myself like this one from dreamcatcherboats.com a rugged skin on frame boat the uses wood and ballistic nylon for construction. I wanted to check out these boats so brought the camera along for everyone to see this interesting concept in boat building. ** Like me at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoodWorkWeb ** Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/woodworkweb ** Join me on woodworkweb: http://www.woodworkweb.com ** Connect with me on Google+: http://goo.gl/7fotJq

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Paul Daystar - 5 years ago

When you make it with red cedar it is at least 10 to 15 lbs liter and more rot resistant... Please Consider... Blessings from Alaska

Martin D - 7 years ago

see also homestead craftsman 's 8 pound canoe, very lovely video for a number of cheerful reasons.

Grey Silverback - 7 years ago

Awesome, I would like to build one.

WoodWorkWeb - 7 years ago

Yes, it's an incredible boat!

Mike West - 7 years ago

That is a fine vessel.

WoodWorkWeb - 7 years ago

It sure is!

J S - 7 years ago

Please i need the plane for build my boat

Matthew Chapman - 7 years ago

Beautiful boat.

WoodWorkWeb - 7 years ago

It sure is. Thanks for watching.

Copal Pagan - 7 years ago

its a lovely little boat, basically a umiak.
gunwhale though..its pronounced 'gunnel' (phonetically) since a long time before white people stepped foot on north america..
you know, just saying..lol

Peter C - 7 years ago

Where can you buy one

Matthew Brown - 7 years ago

What would the weight limit for one of these boats be?

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Andrew Mundekis - 7 years ago

Could two people fit in this boat ?

skippinmudkipz - 8 years ago

loving the halo intro music! lol made my night

WoodWorkWeb - 8 years ago

lol ... yeah we didn't know what it was, but now have switched :)

Peter Owens - 8 years ago

At last a video worth watching showing some grace & care in design & construction.
Some comment by an experienced kayaker on stability would be helpful.
Also the waterproofing by calendaring of the nylon is raised below but not answered.
Thanks for the HD video.

Zebgoraja Holyhell - 7 years ago

Peter Owens skin on frame is usually more stable than an equivalent plastic or fibreglass

gsilcoful - 8 years ago

Holy cow that's cool!

J R's Place - 8 years ago

Beautiful lines. I like skin on frame boats so much because they seem to cooperate with the water rather than dominating it.

col stace - 6 years ago

J R's Place dominate the water ? What do you mean ?

toodle171 - 9 years ago

How awesome!!!! Thanks for getting out of the shop this was a real joy to watch!

WoodWorkWeb - 9 years ago

@toodle171 Thanks for your comments :)

bob Last - 10 years ago

Looks like a floating coffin. Are you a Viking? Just kidding nice boat.

WoodWorkWeb - 10 years ago

@bob Last lol .. not a Viking :) ... thanks for bringing some levity buddy
Colin

Arend Wolbers - 10 years ago

I love the boat and I am getting the plans to built one my self, there is just a teeny weeny problem in the video and that's the huge swimming vest he is carrying.
If the boat is as trustworthy as he say's it is, why the huge swimming vest?

Arend Wolbers - 8 years ago

@Wade Patton I understand after the first reaction, and where the red warning stickers are for on apparatus, I bought a 6 step stairs on Ebay with 9 stickers, even a warning that you can fall down if stepping up to it, its to evade a lawsuit to the creator.

Wade Patton - 8 years ago

Where I am, with the laws I am obligated to abide, one only has to have a flotation device handy (per person on board under 16'). "ON" is only required below dams and for kids when underway. Things tend to vary by jurisdiction.

Ricky Glines - 10 years ago

the law says anyone on the water must have a personal floatation devise on you

WoodWorkWeb - 10 years ago

LOL ... thanks for commenting, I love comments like this they really help to make my day. The reason he is wearing a life vest is because we try to promote safety where ever we can, if he wasn't wearing a life vest we would be getting a plethora of comments that he should have been wearing a life vest. I guess we just can't win no matter what we do ... oh well, better to be safe than not I guess.

chanse ortzman - 10 years ago

How much would one of these boats cost

WoodWorkWeb - 10 years ago

There is quite a range in things you can get from just plans all the way through to a finished boat ... several different models, check out the Full Article link in the description area which will show you the to dream catcher boats where you can check out all the different products and prices.

Benny Hannah - 10 years ago

Not to nit pick, but having worked in the business that makes these "ballistic nylons", as well as the "Kevlars", a few points.

Ballistic nylons aren't used in vests ... that's the realm of materials like Kevlar [aramid], Spectra [polyethylene], and other similar "super products".

Where you will find "ballistic nylons" are in "soft sided luggage", e.g. those carry-on roller cases. My 40-yr old Hartman suitbag is made from the stuff.

The difference in costs for yard goods made from these two families of fibers are substantial, as much as 20X.

So, I'm going to assume that the fabric used was the less-expensive material [which is readily available].

But there's a second issue. For water repellancy, those fabrics have to be calendared or 'skinned' on one side [check your luggage and you'll see what I mean]. So is the material purchase treated this way or is a topical applied in the boat building?

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chapmaker46 - 10 years ago

interesting concept..

Trees2Pens - 10 years ago

I like your field trips. The boat design was interesting. Thank you.

WoodWorkWeb - 10 years ago

Thanks for you comment, we appreciate your thoughts, we work hard to try and make interesting videos with a bit of variety from time to time, so it is nice to hear the people appreciate it.
Thanks again ... Colin

Brian Chandler - 10 years ago

Thanks to Colin Knecht for making this video: there are just a couple of points to add to it, which I omitted to mention before. First, the boat you see me paddling in this video is a one OR a two person boat. If you are paddling solo you sit where I am sitting, but if there are two of you one of you will sit against the other backrest and one is sitting against the one i am using, but on the other side of it, facing the other way. You can do that in a double ended boat, and that way the boat is always sitting flat in the water. You can also sail these boats, as well as row them,and if you cover them with a skirt, you have a kayakOr, of course, you can deck them over completely.. You can find all the information you need at http://dreamcatcherboats.com

WoodWorkWeb - 10 years ago

Thanks for this Brian I did forget to mention this .. good point and thanks again for your time, I had fun and learned a new way of boat building :)

CHRIS BUCKLAND - 10 years ago

Cool i would love to have one here in Plymouth could spend a life time searching out the many rivers here.

StoneysWorkshop - 10 years ago

Wow, thanks for sharing, this is really neat

SkunkTreeCarvings - 10 years ago

a Field Trip...far out..!

GiddyUp994 - 10 years ago

Great change-up from your regular offerings Colin. It is amazing how light the boat can be made because of the Ballistic Nylon, I know it well from my Army days. The frame structure is very interesting when combined with the manufactured sinew and it got to immediately think about other applications for it. Thanks Colin.
Derek

Backyard Woodworking - 10 years ago

Very nice Colin. I'll check out the web site thanks.
Roland

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